O8P2Tb2

Terbium phosphate · Terbium(III) phosphate

Terbium phosphate is an inorganic crystalline compound containing terbium, phosphorus, and oxygen. It is primarily utilized in materials science research for its luminescent properties and its role as a precursor in the development of specialized optical materials.

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Crystal structure of O8P2Tb2 (tetragonal, I41/amd (No. 141))
Ground-state structure · Materials Project
Overview

Key Properties

Cross-validated computational properties for Terbium phosphate, aggregated across 3 databases.

Band Gap

5.52–5.89 eV
Range across DFT structures

Energy Above Hull

0.000 eV/atom
Best (lowest) across sources

Stability

On hull (stable)
2 DFT sources

Structures

13
3 databases, 4 space groups
Crystallography

Reported Structures

Lowest-energy structures reported for O8P2Tb2, ranked by energy above hull.

Space GroupCrystal SystemBand Gap (eV)E above hull (eV/atom)E/atom (eV)Density (g/cm³)
I41/amd (No. 141)tetragonal5.870.0000-8.4745.85
P21/c (No. 14)monoclinic5.890.0401-8.4346.24
I41/a (No. 88)tetragonal5.520.0802-8.3946.27
Pbcm (No. 57)orthorhombic0.000.4892-7.9857.14
5.67
I41/a (No. 88)
I41/amd (No. 141)
I41/amd (No. 141)
I41/amd (No. 141)
I41/amd (No. 141)
I41/amd (No. 141)
I41/amd (No. 141)
Uses

Applications

Where Terbium phosphate is used.

Phosphor materialsOptical ceramicsLuminescent devicesSolid-state research
Reference

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Terbium phosphate, answered from cross-validated data.

What is O8P2Tb2?

Terbium phosphate is an inorganic crystalline compound containing terbium, phosphorus, and oxygen. It is primarily utilized in materials science research for its luminescent properties and its role as a precursor in the development of specialized optical materials.

More questions
What is O8P2Tb2 used for?
Terbium phosphate (O8P2Tb2) is used in phosphor materials, optical ceramics, luminescent devices, and solid-state research.
What is the band gap of O8P2Tb2?
Terbium phosphate (O8P2Tb2) has a DFT-computed band gap of 5.52–5.89 eV across 13 reported structures.
Is O8P2Tb2 a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
With a wide band gap up to 5.89 eV it is an insulator / wide-band-gap material.
Is O8P2Tb2 thermodynamically stable?
Yes — Terbium phosphate (O8P2Tb2) sits on the convex hull (energy above hull 0 eV/atom), i.e. on hull (stable).
What is the crystal structure of O8P2Tb2?
The lowest-energy reported polymorph of Terbium phosphate (O8P2Tb2) is tetragonal symmetry, space group I41/amd (No. 141).
What is the density of O8P2Tb2?
The computed density of the ground-state structure of Terbium phosphate (O8P2Tb2) is 5.85 g/cm³.
How many polymorphs of O8P2Tb2 are known?
13 structures of O8P2Tb2 are reported across 3 databases, spanning 4 distinct space groups.
What elements does O8P2Tb2 contain?
Terbium phosphate (O8P2Tb2) contains O, P, and Tb (3 elements).
Where does the data for O8P2Tb2 come from?
O8P2Tb2 data is cross-referenced from materials_project, omat24, aflow.
Data sources & attribution
  • materials_project — Data from the Materials Project. Cite: Jain et al., APL Materials 1, 011002 (2013).
  • omat24 — Data from OMat24 (Meta FAIR). Cite: Barroso-Luque et al., arXiv 2410.12771 (2024).
  • aflow — Data from AFLOW. Cite: Curtarolo et al., Comp. Mater. Sci. 58, 218 (2012).

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